"My lord, when we arrived in Baranley, we happened to meet Lehman coming out of Baranley with a number of lion knights, and I saw with my own eyes that he had the Codex in his hand...... He seems intent on entering the Lion City. Captain Risadillan is currently blocking him at the bridgehead, but we are short on manpower......

The Noldor elves sent by Risadillan for help quickly recounted what they had encountered.

Li Ang did not rush to help, but glanced at the ring on his hand and brought it to his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I really didn't expect you to use a lion knight against me? But do you think Lehman can deal with me? ”

Leon's voice was small, still like a whisper.

This time, Kavala did not respond.

But Leon can be sure that Lehman's appearance is definitely not a coincidence.

Lehman had been with Eben since Ulrik's death.

At that time, a group of lion knights followed him and kept Eben very tight.

After that, no matter what happened to the Lion City or Craging Bay, Lehman and the Lion Knights never left Eben again - Lehman was neither loyal to Amy nor defected to Brenus.

He is a hardcore of Ulrique and only takes orders from King Ulrique.

At that time, there were many lords in the Lion Kingdom who remained neutral, and Lehman stayed in the family territory and did not go out, so of course Amy would not attack him, and no one would have anything to do at that time to make enemies for themselves.

And Lehman, as the deputy head of the Lion Knights, naturally the troops in Rock Bay will not trouble him.

As a result, Lehman, who had been staying at Eben, managed to avoid several major battles, and even kept Eben intact and sheltered many lion knights.

But now, Rayman suddenly left Eben with all the lion knights who followed him, went to the town of Barranli, and fished out the Abyss Gate?

This guy didn't come early or late, but he just came out when he sent someone to salvage the Abyss Gate - Li Ang could tell that this was a trap just by feeling.

It's not uncommon for Kavala to design such a trap, Leon is always wearing a ring, and Kavala must know his general movements.

However, Leon didn't care about being known by Kavala......

If he didn't use himself as bait, how could Kavala get out of the city?

Leon felt that Kavala must have been keeping an eye on the Abyssal Gate.

Leon had seen for himself how Midia used the Abyssal Gate - if the Codex was nearby, they could parasitize directly from their bodies on the Abyssal Gate, and they could also rely on the Codex to banish the souls of others into the Abyss.

For the Three Prophets, the Codex was not only their sanctuary, but also their amplifier of soul power—after all, they were originally the 'credentials' and 'passes' that the Creator God had given to other gods.

Changing to Kavala, the logic should be similar.

If nothing else, Kavala must have used the Codex as a aid when he took over Ulrik's body, which Anna was probably forced to Banish into the Abyssal Gate with the Codex.

He was using Agrim's bacon-like stump at the time, and it would have been difficult to get Anna without the existence of the Codex.

Kavala certainly won't be using Ulrik's body forever, but in terms of the body he can get at the moment, the best fit for him is Ulrique.

This is not because Ulrique is a king, but because Ulrique has drunk a potion made from dragon's tears.

Just as Kavala tried to trick Leon into handing over control of his body to him, Leon also has the magic brought by dragon tears in his body, which may be more suitable for Kavala than other people's bodies.

Because Kavala himself is a hybrid of elves and humans.

However, there are some rules that Kavala must follow as well—like the Three Prophets, the body must be allowed to die before the spirit can be separated from the body and reoccupy another body.

At the same time, judging from what happened to Illano, if this person has strong soul strength or strong will, Kavala may not be able to control it.

For example, Maltisse, the real Sindari elf.

Leon hadn't met Maltisse, but, judging from the situation in Siyuan City of the Bacchus Empire two years ago, Maltis should still retain a certain sense of self.

This should be a characteristic of the undead, and after becoming undead, the soul may retain a part.

Perhaps this is also a basic rule - if you are completely dead, you will be completely dead, and if you are completely out of spirits, you will lose all consciousness and become a degenerate, neither of which can make an undead.

Leon felt that the undead were probably in a state when the soul was about to leave the body—the body function was indeed dead, but the spirit and soul did not leave the body, but were forcibly locked in the corpse by some kind of magic that was enough to bring people back to life.

Just like Leon himself experienced, in the temple of the creator god, when he was shaded by Kavala, that kind of soul was half-out of body - at that time, his consciousness was no longer able to control his body, and it was his instinct that drove his body to struggle and move a little.

That is, it was his subconscious that played a role at that time.

The undead are probably the same.

The Monty Python Knights of the Dreaded Legion that they encountered at the beach before also showed a way of fighting - they kept the appearance of an army, but never dodged when they were fighting.

This is probably because their bodies are broken and their souls are mutilated, but the subconscious that came from the rigorous training of the elite troops during their lifetime is still preserved.

As a result, even if no one is in command, they can still form a formation and fight on their own.

The Dexia warriors that Ramon saw who were transformed into undead would spontaneously return to Singar, probably for this reason - Ramon expelled all of Tahir's men from Singar last year, and these people died and came back to attack the city, probably because of deep resentment, even if they died, they still retained the desire to go home......

The undead are supposed to have a certain consciousness, unlike the Fallen, who are specifically meant to occupy and are pure empty shells.

And what Kavala wants is Valdis's body, so Kavala still needs to keep the Abyss Gate for the time being, and he may not be able to fully control Maltis without the help of the Codex.

At the same time, keeping the Abyss Gate can also lure Leon out - since Kavala believes that Leon is an evil spirit from another world, then in his eyes, Leon is probably no different from Agrim.

Since it is an evil spirit, then Leon will definitely come to take this code.

However, Kavala must have been worried—he must have been worried that Leon, the 'Otherworldly Spirit', would use the Abyss Gate to summon more 'Otherworldly Spirits'......

So he didn't take the Abyss Gate to Lion City, but stayed at the bottom of the Deer Heart Lake, so as not to have any accidents.

Anyway, Luxin Lake is not far away, and he can react immediately to any movement.

Just like now, Leon sent the Noldor elves to take the Abyss Gate, and someone immediately took the Abyss Gate away.

It's just that Lehman is ......

He is a hardcore confidant of Ulrique, and he is loyal to Ulrike alone, and he is indeed loyal to Ulrique, but this loyalty ...... It's a pity.

Is it to pursue the chivalric concept of 'starting from the beginning'?

Knowing that Ulrik in the Lion City has a problem, but still having to be loyal to the oath he once made?

Perhaps, but this kind of foolishness is a disease, and it is difficult to cure.

Leon thought for a while, took off the ring on his hand, and pulled Dalion to command for a while.

Thus, the griffon knights, with all their cavalry, were given a fatalistic task.

……

The current Griffin Knights have expanded to more than 1,000 people - with Amy's abdication, all of her 'Griffontals' have joined the Griffin Order, and more than 60 of them have successfully passed the examination to become female griffin knights.

These female knights were originally recruited in a similar way to the Griffin Knights, and it seemed a good fit to integrate at this time.

Amy herself became the deputy head of the Griffin Knights - she really passed the knightly examination with real skills, but the weapon she used to assess her martial arts was a musket...... Dalion, who was in charge of the battle assessment at that time, wisely chose to admit defeat......

Being able to 'defeat' Dalion, coupled with the prestige of being a queen and the unanimous support of the female knights, Amy is certainly enough to serve as the deputy commander.

This is a loophole in the rules, but after all, it was not said that new weapons were not allowed......

In order not to allow others to take advantage of this loophole, Ser Azrael stepped down from his position as Grand Knight and became the Chief Scholar of the Order, the head of the Order's history, inheritance, and enhancement of the Order's culture.

It's just that Amy didn't participate in this battle - she knew that she had a few pounds and a few taels, and she didn't plan to make trouble for Leon.

Amy is helping Boudis form another unit of female soldiers.

When Darion and all the Griffin Knights arrived at the bridgehead west of the Lion City, Risadillan was confronting Lehman across the river with his guards.

The members of the guard were all on standby with bows and arrows, and several rangers were wounded.

In the middle of the bridge lay the corpses of several lion servants, with glittering Noldor arrows stuck in them.

It seems that Lehman tried to force his charge, but was unsuccessful.

But this situation is not quite in line with the current situation - if Lehman was really in a hurry to send the Abyss Gate into the Lion City, then he would not still be facing each other now.

It's more like what you're waiting for......

Dalion and Risardiran nodded and whispered something, then rode straight onto the bridge and headed across the river, to Lehman's side.

"Sir Lehman? I am Darion the Griffin Knight. ”

Dalion didn't raise the white flag or untie his sword, and walked directly to the other side of the bridge: "Lion Knight, who are you loyal to now?" ”

Leon has not yet been called king, and Dalion has not called him His Majesty at this time.

"Griffin Knight...... That's interesting...... Of course I owe allegiance to King Ulrik! It was and it is! ”

A bitter smile appeared on Lehman's face.

"Ulrik is dead...... It's not like you don't know! ”

Dalion shook his head.

"He's alive! He's in the Lion City! Dalion, I still see Leon as the Grand Duke of Long River in the Lion Kingdom...... Since you're Leon's subordinate, you shouldn't be here to stand in my way! What about Leon? Where is he? ”

Lehman's attitude was firm, and he was certain that he was conscious, not controlled, or undead.

"Well, in that case, Lord Leon asked me to ask you a word......

Dalion nodded and looked at the Codex in Lehman's hand: "Do you remember what Lord Godric once taught you, the first of the Lion Knight's Oath?" ”

With that, he turned around and prepared to return to the other side of the bridge.

"Dalion! I'm a knight! I'm just doing what a knight does! Loyalty is also the highest oath of your Griffin Order! ”

Lehman shouted behind him.

"Loyalty...... Yes, Lord Leon was right...... As a knight, perhaps you have done nothing wrong - you have always protected your colleagues, never fought for power, never favored anyone, never lied or cheated, and now you only do what you have sworn to the orders of the king...... Righteousness, justice, honesty, loyalty, you have it all! ”

Dalion turned his head and said calmly, "But there is only one, the most important one, and the first of the Lion Knight's Oath, you have forgotten ......"

"The Lion Knight swears to keep the peace of the country...... But now, do you think that guy in Lion City who is not a ghost can still make the country peaceful? ”

"Lehman, look at the heresy code in your hand, you should know what that thing is! You have to be loyal to the oath of allegiance, why don't you keep the oath of the lion knight? For the sake of loyalty to the king, it is better to associate with heretics...... Is this the knightly honor you are after? ”

"And...... Do you know why Leon-sama didn't come here? ”

"Because he knows what you have to do......"

"Heretics! Your ambush is in the river, right? Come out! I've seen you guys! ”

Darrion returned to the other side of the bridge, drew his sword, and habitually turned the ring on his hand and the griffon ring to the inside of his finger.

It was the ring of the High King, but now it was worn again on Dalion's hand.

There were indeed ambushes in the river.

In the Sava River, a large group of undead came up in response, and walked ashore in silence.

"How can my ring be on your hand? Where's Leon? ”

'Ulrique' himself emerged from the water and looked at Dalion in amazement.

"Lord Leon said that he was too timid to fight the undead......"

Dalion smiled: "Moreover, I am also cowardly, brothers, retreat!" ”

Where's Leon?

In Lion City, of course......

Sending Rysadiran to fish for the Abyssal Gate was indeed intended to use the Abyss Gate to lure out Kavala.

In fact, Leon doesn't need the Abyss Gate, and he can't use this thing, as for whether he can save Anna or something, it's purely to get the Three Prophets to cooperate, and Leon doesn't have much sympathy for Anna.

Of course, it would be better to be able to fulfill Ulrik's wish, but if it can't, it doesn't matter - the three prophets can't die anyway, and they can go to Ulrique's whenever they want......

But since Kavala used the Abyss Gate to design the trap, Leon naturally changed his path temporarily.

Anyway, no matter what trap Kavala wants to set, Leon will not accept it directly.

Isn't it just for this kind of time when I deliberately wear the ring all the time and don't take it?

Who seduces whom? Who ambushed whom?

Even if Kavala knew the location of the ring, who could tell the difference between the real and the false?

Since Kavala is going to set up an ambush, let Darione wear a ring to shake it around, and there is a high probability that Kavala can be lured out of Lion City......

The Griffin Knights and the Noldor Guard are both top-notch cavalry units, and although they may not be able to defeat Kavala, they can definitely run away and even lure the enemy into Leon's ambush.

But Leon didn't plan to ambush Kavala by the river, because that was the enemy's chosen battlefield, and it was too late.

He had to fight the time difference and choose the battlefield himself—just outside the Lion City.